Ginkgo biloba also known as maidenhair tree are known worldwide for its medicinal properties. This tree is known as a "living fossil" because it dates back to before the dinosaurs. The maidenhair tree has been unchanged through all these years and still remains as the only living bridge between 'higher' and 'lower' plants (between ferns and conifers). Trees reach up to 50 ft in height and older individuals tend to have a more spreading appearance with irregular branches.The deeply brown bark may appear cork-like. After fertilization, yellowish seeds develop with a fleshy outer seed coat that resembles a plum in appearance. The characteristic greenish-yellow leaves are fan-shaped and composed of two or more distinct lobes. In autumn, the leaves of the Ginkgo tree turn a beautiful golden hue before falling to the ground. It takes between 20 - 35 years for maidenhair trees to reach maturity and start bearing seeds. Pollen and ovules are produced in the spring on separate trees and, following fertilization, rounded seeds develop with a fleshy outer coat. These fall to the ground in the autumn and as the seed coat decay. Maidenhair trees can be extremely long-lived; the oldest recorded individual being 3,500 years old.
The ginkgo tree grows to be 50 ft tall.
Ginkgo leaves with seeds.
"Tree Details—The Tree Guide at Arborday.org." Tree Details—The Tree Guide at Arborday.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
the only living bridge between 'higher' and 'lower' plants (between ferns and conifers).
Trees reach up to 50 ft in height and older individuals tend to have a more spreading appearance with irregular branches.The deeply brown bark may appear cork-like. After fertilization, yellowish seeds develop with a fleshy outer seed coat that resembles a plum in appearance. The characteristic greenish-yellow leaves are fan-shaped and composed of two or more distinct lobes. In autumn, the leaves of the Ginkgo tree turn a beautiful golden hue before falling to the ground.
It takes between 20 - 35 years for maidenhair trees to reach maturity and start bearing seeds. Pollen and ovules are produced in the spring on separate trees and, following fertilization, rounded seeds develop with a fleshy outer coat. These fall to the ground in the autumn and as the seed coat decay. Maidenhair trees can be extremely long-lived; the oldest recorded individual being 3,500 years old.
The ginkgo tree grows to be 50 ft tall.
Ginkgo leaves with seeds.
"Tree Details—The Tree Guide at Arborday.org." Tree Details—The Tree Guide at Arborday.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.
"Summer Woody Plants." Summer Woody Plants. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2014.